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Core i9-10900K vs i5-10500


Description
Both models i9-10900K and i5-10500 are based on Comet Lake architecture.

Comet Lake was released in 2019 as a 14nm process-refinement. These models were released as 10th generation CPUs like 10nm Ice Lake. There are model with 2 to 10 cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the i5-10500 gets 388 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900K is 1.8 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
a0653
Core
Comet Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
FC-LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
10/20
6/12
TDP
125 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2020
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
75.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
387.99k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i9-10900K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.5k
16.3k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
28.01k
23.22k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.45k
6.22k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.82k
14.05k (x0.89)
TOTAL
70.79k
59.79k (x0.84)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
194.49k
92.61k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
312.59k
147.68k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
89.14k
40.71k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.58k
7.78k (x0.62)
TOTAL
608.81k
288.77k (x0.47)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10900K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
28.73k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
26.01k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
6.08k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
14.46k (x1.14)
TOTAL
80.41k
75.27k (x0.94)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
172.66k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
167.57k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
39.45k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
8.31k (x1.21)
TOTAL
685.65k
387.99k (x0.57)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
2656 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2388 points/W
2578 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
583 points/W
607 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
5485 points/W
5969 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
6282 points/GHz
6384 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5479 points/GHz
5780 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1257 points/GHz
1351 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2445 points/GHz
3212 points/GHz
TOTAL
15463 points/GHz
16727 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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